Tomb of Tutankhamen Conservation News, Egyptian Historic Architecture Images
Tomb of Tutankhamen Conservation and Management
Work by Getty Conservation Institute in Egypt – Burial Chamber Study News
22 Jan 2019
Getty Conservation Institute Completes Work at the Tomb of Tutankhamen
Location: Egypt
Getty Conservation Institute Completes Work at the Tomb of Tutankhamen
The Getty Conservation Institute and Egyptian authorities carried out the most thorough study and conservation of the tomb since its discovery by Howard Carter in 1922
The north wall of the burial chamber depicts three separate scenes, ordered from right to left. In the first, Ay, Tutankhamen?s successor, performs the ?opening of the mouth? ceremony on Tutankhamen, who is depicted as Osiris, lord of the underworld. In the middle scene, Tutankhamen, dressed in the costume of the living king, is welcomed into the realm of the gods by the goddess Nut. On the left, Tutankhamen, followed by his ka (spirit twin), is embraced by Osiris.
photo : Carleton Immersive Media Studio; Carleton University © J. Paul Getty Trust
LOS ANGELES ? The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) announced today the completion of almost a decade of research, conservation efforts, and infrastructure improvements at the Tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt, one of the best known cultural heritage sites in the world. The project?a multi-year collaboration between the GCI and Egypt?s Ministry of Antiquities?focused on conservation and the creatio...